Hollywood mourned Eva Marie Saint earlier this month. The star of North by Northwest and other film classics died on Oct. 6 at the age of 102. Her cause of death has now been revealed.
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What Is the Cause of Death for Eva Marie Saint?
PEOPLE reports that, according to a death certificate for Saint, she died moments after the onset of cardiopulmonary arrest.
Other contributing factors to Saint's death were senile dementia, hypertension, hyperthyroidism, and embolism.The actress was in her Los Angeles home when she died on Oct. 6. A press release said she was "surrounded by family and loved ones."
She married director Jeffrey Hayden in 1951 and remained so until he died in 2016. Saint is survived by her two children, Darrell and Laurette. She also had four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Saint Won an Oscar and an Emmy
Saint was born on July 4, 1924 in Newark, New Jersey. She became interested in acting while attending Bowling Green State University in Ohio, and began working in radio and television before gaining recognition in theater.
Saint made her cinema debut in 1954 opposite Marlon Brando in the classic drama On the Waterfront. The role of Edie Doyle earned her the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress the following year.
Saint also starred with Cary Grant in Alfred Hitchcock's 1950 thriller North by Northwest, playing the mysterious Eve Kendall. The 1960s proved to be a busy time in the actress' career, with roles in Exodus, The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming, and Grand Prix.
In 1990, Saint was recognized again for her acting skills, this time on television. She won the award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Special for her work in People Like Us. In her later years, she voiced Katara in the animated series The Legend of Korra and starred in the 2014 drama Winter's Tale.
